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Jessica B. Wallace |
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To Whom It May Concern: |
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In May, 2004, I graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. While spending the past two years at Case, I fell in love with the campus and surrounding area. Currently, I am living at home with my father in Geneva, Ohio, but I aspire to return to Cleveland so that I can easily enjoy all of the wonderful things that the city has to offer. However, before I can afford housing, I must first obtain employment. My main priority at this time is to acquire a full or part-time position within the Cleveland area. I am in the process of finding accessible and affordable housing there so that I can live independently. It should be known that I have Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a brittle bone disease, and must rely on a wheelchair for mobility. Despite this, I am an extremely mobile, competent, independent, and lively individual. While attending Case, I resided in the South Residential Village without having to rely on any form of assistance. I enjoyed the dorm life, I enjoyed the Case campus, I enjoyed the city atmosphere with the surrounding museums and other modes of entertainment easily accessible to me, and most of all, I enjoyed my independence. |
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While attending college full-time, I was able to take part in two major leadership positions. In October of 2000 while taking a general chemistry course at Kent State University in Ashtabula my professor asked me to become the campus� chemistry tutor. I began tutoring not only other students in my own class, but also the General and Elementary Organic Chemistry course required by the nursing curriculum. The following January, I was asked by the tutoring advisor to also tutor various math courses offered at the University. Along with the chemistry courses, I tutored Developmental Mathematics, Introduction to College Math, College Algebra, and the Basic Math Concepts course required by the education curriculum. It was from January 2001 to May 2002 that I served as the University�s only chemistry and math tutor on the Ashtabula campus. When I arrived on the Case Western Reserve University campus in the fall of 2002, I knew that tutoring was the best option for me to fulfill my work study requirement. During the first week of classes, I contacted the director of the Educational Services for Students in regard to a tutoring position for the University 400C program. Shortly afterward, I began working with ten international graduate students to help improve their English speaking and writing skills. Initially, that fall semester there were a total of five tutors to work with approximately 50 students. However, during the second semester since the number of students had dropped down to 12, only one tutor was needed. My advisor asked me to return that spring semester to tutor those 12 students left in the program. During my last year at Case, I again tutored during the fall semester, but in the spring I was given the title, �mentor tutor�. Since I was graduating and would no longer be affiliated with the program, I was asked to oversee the new tutors� sessions and provide them with advice and guidance on how to optimize the tutoring sessions. As a part of this process, I helped to design a packet of worksheets and tutoring tips that the program could use in the future with new upcoming tutors. |
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I am confident that my outgoing personality and positive attitude will continue to take me a long way. Helping others has always been my strongpoint. This is clearly illustrated through my work as a tutor on both campuses I have attended. I truly enjoyed offering the other students my abilities and knowledge to help them succeed in their own lives. I have an innate ability to connect with others while putting them at ease and I know that many of the students I have tutored in the past could attest to this. I am able to grasp concepts quickly and then teach them to others; an ability exhibited when I first began tutoring the General Chemistry course mentioned above. My organizational skills have always been admired by fellow classmates, friends, and family. Tutoring for four consecutive years not only gave me the opportunity to finely tune my interpersonal skills, but it also gave me the confidence I had lacked in the past to hold a leadership position. I truly desire the opportunity to share with you these skills I have learned and I know that given the chance, I will continue to learn and grow through the efforts I have made to help your institute succeed in the same way that I have helped others succeed individually. |
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Please view my resume. If you would like more information, you can contact me via email. |
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Thank you for your time and consideration. |
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Sincerely, |
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Jessica B. Wallace |
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me to request complete contact information or Word document of my resume and cover letter. |
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Resume |
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